LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) - The No. 24/19 UNLV men's basketball team will host Air Force on Saturday, Jan. 12, at 7 p.m., at the Thomas & Mack Center. The Runnin' Rebels' Mountain West home opener will also be Kids Night, with a festival to be held in the Cox Pavilion from 5:30-6:30 p.m., and $10 tickets to the game are available for kids 12-and-under (with the purchase of an adult ticket at regular price). The special ticket discount increases to $12 on the day of the game. In addition, Southern Nevada Water Authority will be giving away free Rebel mustache bandanas to the first 5,000 fans in attendance. The game is being presented by SNWA.

The game will be televised by Time Warner Cable SportsNet with Ari Wolfe and Jon Crispin calling the action, while Jon Sandler and Robert Smith will handle the UNLV radio call, which may be heard live in Las Vegas on ESPN Radio 1100 AM/98.9 FM and online at UNLVRebels.com through the subscription-based All-Access feature.

UNLV leads the all-time series with Air Force 28-8. The Runnin' Rebels won both of the regular-season meetings last year and have a 10-game win streak against the Falcons.